Advice! After blood transfusion

[SJ!]

Hi all,

This is my first post. My Husband had pancolitis in November and is on Prednisone and sulfasalazine, yesterday he had a blood transfusion. But he doesn't look well today. It is 9.30am in Australia, he is very lethargic etc What are signs of an adverse reaction to a transfusion! I'm a bit annoyed that he wasn't give parenteral iron instead!

 

[SarahBear]

I'm sorry you haven't gotten any responses so far, SJ.

Is your husband hospitalized at the moment? Why did he have the blood transfusion?

 

[CrohnsChicago]

Hello,

Have you made a call to your doctor or an emergency room yet to see if someone can assist/offer advice?

How much blood did he receive from the transfusion? Has he had any reactions before to a transfusion or is this his first one?

What are all of his symptoms right now?

 

[SJ!]

Thanks for your reply,

My Husband looks better today! I think he was still a bit anemic the other day and maybe I was a panicking! He had the transfusion because his Hb was low, but I think he is reacting to the sulfasalazine, as he doesn't think he is bleeding excessively.

He was breathless on wednesday so his Dr did a blood test. The Dr phoned him at home on Friday and sent him to the Er because the results were low, they gave him 2 bags of blood and sent him home!

How dangerous is a reaction to sulfasalazine because I think that could be what is causing all the symptoms? The problem here is that all the Dr's are on holidays at the moment!